Unafraid.com just closed at auction on GoDaddy, the closing price $29,650. Bidder 18 and 19 were the two that came in and shook things up, prior to their entry the name was hovering at $2,300. Only one more bidder even bid after the back and forth started. Bidder 20 was out after bidding $6,100. Unafraid.com is a 22 year old domain that was the web address for Unafraid Publications. … [Read more...]
The Domain King is getting upset
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL9JgMt4okM Rick Schwartz is getting tired of some of the games in the auction business. Rick has been tweeting out a few things today about GoDaddy auctions I am still trying to get off the floor. My @GoDaddy rep just told me that they have no problem with people bidding on their own #Domains in their auctions. Please someone revive me and tell me I’m not … [Read more...]
27 year old Gradient.com closes at $125,001
So I posted an article on 11-15 that Gradient.com was expiring on GoDaddy auctions. The 27 year old domain name was at $31,000. The auction closed Sunday at $125,001. So now the rush for those looking to contact the old owner and tell them how to renew or transfer begins. That's a great price and it's great to be GoDaddy who potentially profits huge for doing nothing. Bid Date Bid … [Read more...]
That’s an old domain name at auction
You don't see a 1990 registration on auction every day. Gradient.com still has 3 days and change left to go. The auction is currently at $31,000. There are 108 bids currently, GoDaddy values the name at $21,736 and Estibot values it at $79,000. https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/gradient-resources-inc Bid history: Bid Date Bid Expires Bidder Bid Amount 2017/11/15 07:49 AM … [Read more...]
GoDaddy Auctions is removing some domains listed for sale in your account
A reader sent in the following email they received from GoDaddy. Apparently certain new gtld extensions cannot be made for sale on the auction platform at GoDaddy. All the strings removed belong to Uniregistry. Dear Sir or Madam: Due to a backend change on our end, your domain listings for any domain ending in the list of domain extensions below will be removed from the auctions … [Read more...]
Was TrumpForPresident.com worth $1,526?
The 10 year old domain TrumpForPresident.com closed at $1,526 yesterday afternoon. Only 7 bidders participated in the auction which GoDaddy valued at $3,548. The domain had been under privacy for years, the last known registrant was a Jeff Nesler who seems to dabble in political domains, he owned Politics2012.com at the time and Politics2016.com, 2012 was caught by DropCatch and is now a parked … [Read more...]
Blake Irving to retire from GoDaddy
News out of GoDaddy is that Blake Irving to retire From Reuters (Reuters) - Website hoster GoDaddy Inc said Chief Executive Blake Irving would retire at the end of this year and named Chief Operating Officer Scott Wagner as his successor. Irving would continue to serve on GoDaddy's board through June 2018 and work closely with Wagner through the transition, the company said on … [Read more...]